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Could the Gospel According to Saint John be written by someone else?

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No. The Gospel of John is so-called because it was known that John wrote it. If it was known to be written by someone else, it would bear the name of that person. If no-one knew who wrote it, then it would most likely not be in the Bible at all, since apostolic authority was an important criteria in the early church.

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